21. Esthela and Rodrigo
Mexico, Mexico City, Esthela and Rodrigo (31) (religion: catholic)
Gift received: October 22, 2006
Esthela is working as a researcher in the Institute of Ecology, mainly focusing on water sources, from their origin till their influence on society and urban life. Rodrigo is a demographer, working in the Mexican Institute of Social Security. Additionaly, every Wednesday he is giving classes about demography in UNAM, the Mexican university town. Both have very few free time, leaving the house at 8 a.m., coming home around 7 p.m. They have a son called Mateo, who is only 9 months old. He is a real sunshine, demonstrating us the first day of our visit the most beautiful, happy laughing of a baby we have ever heard. The fourth family member is Mao, a lazy but very funny dog.
Gift: Traditional hand-made puppet from Palm leaves
Gift given: October 23, 2006
From the letter written by Esthela and Rodrigo:
"
This is an "espauta pajaros", hand-made by an indigeneous woman from the Guerrero mountains. It represents the secret of ideas, the beauty of overcoming borders, and united hearts through time and space.
We wish you a life full of passion, inspiration, music, poetry, plenty of food, love, friends, and all things that are not making life happy and thus allow us to create and continue dreaming.
"
How we met Esthela and Rodrigo
Esthela and Rodrigo are like us Servas.org and HospitalityClub.org members. We contacted them asking for a place to stay in Mexico City. Meanwhile, we visited them already the second time. In a whole we spend more than one week together.
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